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Real estate broker challenging incumbent for District 1 Ottawa County commission seat
OTTAWA COUNTY, MI – A longtime Park Township resident is challenging current Ottawa County Commissioner Gretchen Cosby for the District 1 seat on the county’s board of commissioners. Cosby is being challenged by Jim Barry in the Republican primary on Aug. 6. The winner of that primary race...
Homes in Ottawa County sold for more in April
OTTAWA COUNTY — Newly released data from Realtor.com for April shows potential buyers and sellers in Ottawa County saw homes sell for higher than the previous month's median sales price of $329,950. The median home sold for $362,398, an analysis of data from Realtor.com shows. That means April, the...
Proposed Grand Rapids apartment development moves forward
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — A new, five-story apartment building with commercial retail space could be coming soon to the northeast side of Grand Rapids after city commissioners approved a rezoning ordinance on Tuesday afternoon. City commissioners voted unanimously in favor of the rezoning approval. They hope the courtyard-style apartment...
West Michigan developer financing opposition to Kent County lodging tax increase
EDITOR’S NOTE: This story has been updated with comments from the TGIF Victory Fund. A conservative West Michigan political action committee that backed the extreme right-wing Ottawa Impact has turned its attention to a new political cause: opposing a proposed lodging tax increase in Kent County. TGIF Victory Fund,...
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